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Lady Raiders sweep No. 48 SMU in Dallas
March 05, 2023 | Women's Tennis
DALLAS – For the seventh time this season, the No. 28 Texas Tech Lady Raiders recorded a sweep after taking down the No. 48 SMU Mustangs, 4-0, at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon.
The Lady Raiders (10-4) recorded their ninth doubles point of the year against the Mustangs (6-5). SMU had the slight advantage after the duo of Hadley Doyle and Lana Mavor defeated Yekaterina Dmitrichenko and Camryn Stepp at court three, 6-2.
Over at court one, Metka Komac and Avelina Sayfetdinova were competing against Maja Makoric and Jackie Nylander. The Lady Raider tandem took a 4-1 lead before the SMU pair clawed their way back to tie it up at 4-all. Komac and Sayfetdinova kept up the fight, eventually holding and breaking serve to win their match at 6-4.
All eyes were on court two as Olivia Peet and Cristina Tiglea were locked in a battle with Taylor Johnson and Drew Morris. Tied at 6-6, the Lady Raiders would go up 5-1 in the breaker before the SMU pair won three-consectuive points for a 5-4 score. But, the Lady Raider pair chipped away and won the next two points to clinch the doubles point, 7-6 (4).
The Lady Raiders kept it rolling in singles, ultimately picking up their seventh sweep of the year.
It started when freshman Arina Oreshchenkova collected her seventh dual singles win with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Reka Patel at court six. Dmitrichenko followed that up immediately with a straight-set win over Mavor at court five, 6-3, 6-3, which pushes her total singles wins to a team-high 18.
It would be Sayfetdinova who, for a team-leading fourth time this season, clinched the match for Tech. Taking on Johnson at court two, Sayfetdinova would win the first set by a 6-2 score. Going up 5-3 in the second set, the Moscow, Russia native was down 40-15 as Johnson was trying to serve it out and stay alive. But, Sayfetdinova would come back and win three-straight points to break Johnson's serve and win the match, 6-2, 6-3.
Up next, the Lady Raiders begin Big 12 play with a contest against Oklahoma on Friday, March 17 in Norman, Okla.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #89 Hadley Doyle (SMU) vs. Olivia Peet (TTU) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
2. Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) def. Taylor Johnson (SMU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Jackie Nylander (SMU) vs. Cristina Tiglea (TTU) 0-6, 5-6, unfinished
4. Drew Morris (SMU) vs. Metka Komac (TTU) 7-5, 3-5, unfinished
5. Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU) def. Lana Mavor (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Arina Oreshchenkova (TTU) def. Reka Patel (SMU) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Avelina Sayfetdinova/Metka Komac (TTU) def. Jackie Nylander/Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-4
2. Olivia Peet/Cristina Tiglea (TTU) def. Drew Morris/Taylor Johnson (SMU) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Hadley Doyle/Lana Mavor (SMU) def. Camryn Stepp/Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (TTU), 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (6, 5, 2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,5,2
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